WND

Nov. 21, 2011

While running for the presidency, Barack Obama made a mysterious and bizarre campaign promise.

He said that as president he would create “a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded” as the U.S. military, to advance his “objectives” for America.

The astonishing announcement, made July 2, 2008, to an audience in Colorado Springs, was ignored by virtually the entire media – except WND. Nobody bothered to ask Obama specifically what he meant, or how he could possibly assemble and fund such a massive civilian army, or why – and he never spoke of it again.

Fast-forward to late 2011.

“President Obama, this is your army! We are ready to march! Let’s take these son-of-a-b*tches out …!”

That was Teamsters union president James Hoffa, addressing a large Labor Day rally at which Obama also spoke, proclaiming brazenly what leftist radicals have long understood: America’s largest labor unions – especially the huge government employee unions like the 3-million-member National Education Association and 2-million-member Service Employees International Union – provide battalions of ground troops in the ongoing war to “fundamentally transform” America into a socialist utopia.

“But wait,” you might ask. “I know most unions lean left, some engage in street tactics and their dues strongly support Democrats. But what about Obama’s statement that his civilian army would be ‘well-funded’ by the government?”

As the scathing November 2011 issue of Whistleblower proves, “OBAMA’S ARMY” is very large – and very well-funded.

In fact, from Day One the Obama administration has been generously “funding” the union army. From the General Motors bailout, which blatantly favored union workers, to Obamacare, whose burdensome new regulations don’t apply to many unions thanks to special White House waivers exempting them; from Obama’s early executive order requiring all federal agencies to accept construction bids only from contractors who agree to use union workers, to packing the D.C. bureaucracy with union officials – the Obama regime has been characterized by non-stop union payoffs, special treatment, insider access and blatant power grabs. All in return for their undying loyalty and service in “OBAMA’S ARMY.”

Today, in a ghoulish, inverted mirror-image of the tea party, Americans are witnessing the “occupation” of its major cities by thousands of demonstrators – instigated in part by top union agitators like the SEIU’s Stephen Lerner, and funded by leftist billionaire activist George Soros.

“Hoffa to Teamster ‘army’: ‘Take these SOBs out’” by Drew Zahn. Vice President Joe Biden later amped up Hoffa’s threats, calling opponents “barbarians” who had “declared war” on unions

“Obama offers perks to college kids to join his ‘army’” by Chelsea Schilling, on youngsters earning credit for pushing “change” and working on advancing Obama’s agenda

“Unions preparing for street chaos” by Aaron Klein, revealing how Obama-tied radicals are planning major disruptions in the coming election year

“Union thugs still rely on intimidation and violence” by Art Moore, who shows that despite thousands of violent union incidents, only 3 percent end up in conviction

“Tea party v. the Wall Street occupiers” by Joseph Farah, on the remarkable differences between the two groups

“Public-sector unions choke taxpayers” by John Stossel, on how politicians obtain union political support by granting government workers generous pensions and health benefits, leaving taxpayers liable for trillions in unfunded promises

“Union gangsters” by Matthew Vadum – profiles in greed and obsession with power

“Obamacare was tailored to benefit labor” by Bob Unruh, on how unions helped write the unpopular law – and then got themselves exempted from it

“The Communist Party’s huge role in the U.S. labor movement” by Art Moore, on how union after union has deep roots in anti-American, anti-capitalist ideology

“Ronald Reagan v. Hollywood’s labor unions” by David Kupelian, on how Reagan got his start in politics, and in fighting communism

“Meet the extremist group in charge of teaching your children” by Phyllis Schlafly, exposing the National Education Association as far-left, anti-parent, pro-feminist, pro homosexual

“Hey, unions: There’s no free lunch” by Thomas Sowell, who shows how unions “specialize in siphoning off wealth created by others”

“Chicago union chiefs get $56 million personal gift from lawmaker buddies” – just a little perk on the taxpayers’ dime

“Even FDR was against public-sector unions” by James Sherk, a comprehensive look at why giving government employees collective-bargaining power is a major disaster

… and much more!

“Every army has its generals, its politicians, its propagandists and its behind-the-scenes chess-masters,” said WND Managing Editor David Kupelian. “But in Obama’s army, who are the ground troops? This issue of Whistleblower dramatically and definitively answers that question.”